# Dexcom G6 app - HELP **URL:** \ **Category:** C/GM\ **Created:** [October 19, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-app-help/11951 "2021-10-19T15:16:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Gem](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Gem)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-app-help/11951/1 "2021-10-19T15:16:56Z")
Hi all my first post… looking for some help. Just switched to G6 from libre. I used to use the Miaomiao with the libre and the xdrip app. My question is can the G6 app have a widget on homescreen (android ) and can it speak readings? These were the main two features that I liked about xdrip! Please help this newbie! ---
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-app-help/11951/2 "2021-10-19T15:31:43Z")
You can also use xDrip on phone to read G6 if you prefer. I haven’t used standard app/receiver since G4. ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-app-help/11951/3 "2021-10-19T16:41:49Z")
Welcome to FUD @Gem. As @MM2 mentions, you can just keep using Xdrip, if you search our site you will find a good number of people doing the same. ---
**Author:** ![Gem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Gem](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Gem)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-app-help/11951/4 "2021-10-19T16:58:20Z")
Thank you both for repies. It seems going back to xdrip is the best option. I found I lost connection a lot with MM and xdrip. I put this down to MM and hope I was right and it wasn’t xdrip app… we shall see! ---
**Author:** ![Chris](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/chris/32/382_2.png) [@Chris](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Chris)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-app-help/11951/5 "2021-10-19T18:28:38Z")
I am guessing this will be much reduced with the G6. Do report back though. That is how we help eachother. ---
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-app-help/11951/6 "2021-10-19T20:17:31Z")
> [@Gem](#): > > I found I lost connection a lot with MM and xdrip. I rarely lose connection. I also have a fitbit watch, and xDrip can update the watch. Need to keep phone in range of watch, but quick twist of wrist and I see bg, delta, arrow and trendline! ---
**Author:** ![Gem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Gem](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Gem)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-app-help/11951/7 "2021-10-19T20:28:17Z")
Are you using MM or G6 @MM2 ? I’ve just deleted the g6 app and started with xdrip 🙂. I would like to set up up watch too… but I am hoping to go to t slim pump soon so it will hopefully all show in there so probably don’t need the watch. Thanks for your helpb ---
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-app-help/11951/8 "2021-10-19T21:16:27Z")
I am using G6 integrated with Tandem T-Slim X2, with Control-IQ. There is a Tandem T:Connect app (and web T:Connect) that shows pump and CGM info, so I swap between those apps on my phone. But for a quick bg check and trend, I look at my fitbit watch the most. ---
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-app-help/11951/9 "2021-10-19T21:53:59Z")
> [@Gem](#): > > I would like to set up up watch too… You can check this post on watches. My next watch may be the Bluejay, which can do readings without phone in range. > [@Best and Cheapest Watch to use with Dexcom G6?](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/best-and-cheapest-watch-to-use-with-dexcom-g6/11070): > > Just wondering if anyone has purchased a really good watch for their Dexcom G6. I have a Samsung S9 phone, but looking for a cheaper watch that I can see my Glucose Reading on? Not real tech savy and not a lot of money, Blessings to anyone that can help me here revolving_hearts ---
**Author:** ![Gem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Gem](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Gem)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-app-help/11951/10 "2021-10-21T11:03:24Z")
Thanks for all your help MM2. I will probably be back in touch once I get the pump… Can anyone help with getting xdrip to share data with the dexcom (to my dexcom account). As I like the reports and read outs in the clarity app. I have the option ticked in xdrip and input my dexcom login details but it doesn’t seem to be sharing! ---
**Author:** ![MM2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/mm2/32/3032_2.png) [@MM2](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/MM2)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-app-help/11951/11 "2021-10-21T19:53:10Z")
> [@Gem](#): > > Can anyone help with getting xdrip to share data with the dexcom (to my dexcom account). Unfortunately, can only get directly to clarity when dexcom app or receiver is directly getting data from transmitter. But check here for alternative… > [@Upload data from xDrip doesn't seem to be in the Dexcom database](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/upload-data-from-xdrip-doesnt-seem-to-be-in-the-dexcom-database/6364): > > It looks like the data from my G6 stopped going to Dexcom the day I switched to xDrip+. I had uploads enabled from the start and have my exact username and password for Dexcom set (I made sure a few times when I first set it up). I see no data from xDrip+ on Clarity, only from when I was using the Dexcom app, which I wish I had checked earlier because it’s crucial info to get for a new doctor I started seeing who got me on the G6. Thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![dmac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7bcc69/32.png) [@dmac](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/dmac)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2021, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/dexcom-g6-app-help/11951/12 "2021-10-24T13:33:14Z")
I have used xDrip+ for both the Dexcom G5 and G6. For the G6 there is an advantage. The G6 transmitter has two Bluetooth ports, one port only dedicated to the Dexcom Receiver. Unlike the G5 I can now use the G6 system for updating my xDrip system and the Dexcom Receiver at the same time. This means I can now update the Dexcom Clarity from their receiver. For my xDrip Plus system I use my smartwatch as the G6 receiver. The watch not only works to display my BG levels but also acts as a bluetooth signal booster to my smartphone when it is in range. My endo however seems to prefer the xDrip data over the Clarity data but she now has both to analyze. I am always working to get my A1C down below my 5.3 to 5.4 lab values.